Cape Cod Canal Transportation Study,
Working Group Meeting.
Bourne, Plymouth, Sandwich, Wareham.
April 2, 2015
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Agenda.
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Welcome and Introductions.
Study Process & Framework.
Study Framework: Goals and Objectives.
Existing Conditions.
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Natural and Cultural Resources,
Protected Environmental Areas,
Infrastructure,
Demographic Information,
Transportation (Traffic, Transit, Bikes,
Pedestrians).
Schedule/Next Steps.
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Welcome and Introductions.
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MassDOT:
Ethan Britland – Project Manager,
• Diane Madden – MassDOT Environmental,
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US Army Corps of Engineers.
• Study Team:
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Ed Hollingshead, AICP - Team Project Manager (FST),
• Michael Paiewonsky, AICP – Environmental Planner (FST),
• Heather Ostertog, PE – Transportation Engineer (FST),
• Ken Buckland, AICP – Public Involvement (Cecil Group).
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Study Process & Framework.
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Step 1: Goals and Objectives, Evaluation
Criteria, and Public Involvement Plan.
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Step 2: Existing Conditions.
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Step 3: Future Conditions, Alternatives
Development, and Issues Evaluation.
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Step 4: Alternatives Analysis.
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Step 5: Recommendations.
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Study Framework: Goals.
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To create/improve multimodal mobility in the
Cape Cod Canal area.
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To establish an alternative or replacement
crossing of the Cape Cod Canal to address the
diminishing quality and reliability of year-round
connectivity over the Cape Cod Canal, due to
the aging Sagamore and Bourne Bridges.
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Study Framework: Objectives.
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Create reliable multimodal connectivity and mobility
levels such that the quality of life on Cape Cod is not
diminished by unreliable connectivity across the Cape
Cod Canal.
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Create a reliable multimodal connection across the Cape
Cod Canal to maintain/enhance public safety in the
event of the need for an emergency evacuation of
portions of Cape Cod and to accommodate first
responders accessing Cape Cod.
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Ensure that cross canal connectivity does not become a
barrier to reliable intra-community connectivity for the
Towns of Bourne and Sandwich.
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Existing Conditions.
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Natural and Cultural Resources.
Protected Environmental Areas.
Infrastructure.
Demographic Information.
Transportation (traffic, transit, bikes, and
pedestrians).
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Study Area.
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Study Process & Framework.
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Step 1: Goals and Objectives, Evaluation
Criteria, and Public Involvement Plan.
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Step 2: Existing Conditions.
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Step 3: Future Conditions, Alternatives
Development, and Issues Evaluation.
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Step 4: Alternatives Analysis.
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Step 5: Recommendations.
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Federal and State Environmental Laws.
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42 USC § 4321, National Environmental Policy Act;
42 USC §303, Section 4(f) of the DOT Act;
36 CFR § 800, National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA);
16 USC § 470, Archaeological Resources Protection Act;
42 USC § 7401-7671q, Clean Air Act;
33 USC § 1251 - 1376, Section 404 and 401 of the Clean Water
Act;
42 USC § 13102, 16 USC 1531, Endangered Species Act of 1973;
42 USC § 9601 Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act;
42 USC § 6901 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA);
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40 CFR § 700-799, Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1970.
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Federal and State Environmental Laws,
continued.
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Executive Order (EO) 11990 (Protection of Wetlands);
EO 11988 (Floodplain Management);
EO 12898 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations;
EO 13175 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian
Tribal Governments); and
Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (M.G.L.
Chapter 30, Sections 61 through 62H).
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Federal and State Environmental Laws,
continued.
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Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act (M.G.L.
Chapter 131, Section 40);
Surface Water Quality Standards (314 CMR 4.00 et
seq.);
Massachusetts Executive Order 149, Floodplains;
Massachusetts Executive Order 438, State
Environmental Sustainability Program; and
Article 97 of the Articles of Amendments to the
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Natural and Cultural Resources
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Waterways.
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Wetlands.
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FEMA Flood Hazard Areas.
Source: FEMA Flood Map Service Center
FIRMs dated July 2012 & July 2014
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Impaired Waters.
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Fisheries.
Image Attribution: Kim Kraeer, Lucy Van Essen-Fishman, & Caroline Wicks, Integration and Application Network, University of
Maryland Center for Environmental Science (ian.umces.edu/imagelibrary/)
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Rare & Endangered Species.
Image Attribution: Kim Kraeer, Lucy Van Essen-Fishman, & Caroline Wicks, Integration and Application Network,
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (ian.umces.edu/imagelibrary/)
"Roseate terns Palometas" by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region - Flickr: Roseate terns/ Palometas.
Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. www.flickr.com/photos/41464593@N02/5840543516
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Historic Resources.
Image Attribution: Carey L. Jones, Laura J. Kline, Eric Dray, and Russell Wisner; MA Historical Commission
MACRIS National Register of Historic Places Registration Forms
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Historic Resources.
Image Attribution: MA Historical Commission MACRIS Inventory Forms for US Coast
Guard Cape Cod Canal Station (Apr. 1980) and Heritage Plantation Windmill.
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Historic Resources.
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Protected Environmental Areas
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Army Corps Property.
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Open Space.
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Areas of Critical Environmental Concern.
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Wellhead Protection Areas.
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Hazardous Materials.
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Environmental Justice Populations.
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Questions?
Comments and feedback can be emailed to
Ethan Britland - ethan.britland@state.ma.us
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Infrastructure
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Public Facilities.
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Railroad Lines.
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Utilities.
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